Add Family History to Holiday Menu

By Cheryl Mattox Berry The holidays are here. That means shopping, gift-giving and family gatherings. When your family gets together for dinner, that’s an excellent time to find out about your family history. No, I don’t want you to draw a family tree with a million branches and names. Your assignment is to ask elderly […]

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Friendship Triumphs in Movie, Life

By Cheryl Mattox Berry I recently saw a movie, Life, Above All, that defines the meaning of true friendship. The movie, based on the book, Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton, is an emotionally packed drama about 12-year-old Chanda who fights the fear and shame of AIDS, which has affected her family in a small village near […]

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Reality TV Showcases Bad Behavior

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Name-calling. Throwing food and drinks. Pulling fake hair. Fighting. These are normal activities in the daily lives of many reality TV performers. Note, I didn’t say stars because these wannabe actors don’t deserve that label. They have no talent and are famous for being famous. I started watching reality TV – […]

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Intervene to Stop Bullies

By Cheryl Mattox Berry When my niece was being harassed by a group of girls at her high school in Memphis, no one was interested in getting to the root of the problem – bullying.  School administrators were more concerned about punishing my niece for fighting with one of the girls. Fearing for my niece’s […]

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